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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-08-20

How Many Of Them Aid In Underminlng
the Social Fabric.
OF course every accused man is en-
titled to a fair trial. but it is undoubtedly
the case that many well-meaning men.
to say nothing of some of different
sort, go much further than they have
any shadow of moral right to do in
helping by various legal devices to
shield from punishment men who are
known to them to have committed
heinous crimes. If all lawyers had the
conscientiousness of Abraham Lincoln
in his law practice, they would take q
different course. Rev. Madison G.
Peters Of Philadelphia, gives in one of
his sermons his own views on the sub
ject as follows:
Criminal lawyers are in large meas
ure to blame for the large number of
crimes and criminals. When man
has committed crime, he weighs his
chances to escape punishment by the
amount of money he is able to pay q
lawyer for his defense. So much money
will secure such a lawyer, whose very
name carries power with it to so infiu-
ence jury as to secure acquittal. or .
disagreement, which is about equal to
an acquittal. Now I would not deny the
worst criminal the right to defense;
but when a crime has been commit
ted that shocks the moral sense of even
irreligious people, and when there is no
doubt as to the mans guilt. then, when
in answer to call for money lawyer
lends his name, his influence. his clo-
quence. his wit and his wisdom in de-
tense of that criminal, and when, by in
genuities, by unwarranted exceptions,
by packing the Jury, 50 As to be able
to tell beforehand what the verdict will
be, and by peryersion Of law, secures
the acquittal of the criminal, or has
awarded him ridiculously inadequate
sentence, then say such lawyer-no
matter what his social standing, what his
qualifications-such lawyer becomes
the accomplice of criminals He helps
to undermine our social fabric. and dis
graces an honorable profession. u Con-
9regati0nalist
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-08-20

The young man who can not raise
mustache should not give up to
despair. The money he viii save BY
not having to frequent barber-shops
may support him in his helpIess old
age.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-08-20
KING AND QUEEN.

"You are my Queen" the lover said,
In tender accents, low and sweet:
And then he bowed his manly head.
And knelt down gently ct her feet
sRise up, my King heard her say,
"And reign forever In my heart;
II Il not meet that You should play
The farming courticr's humble part"
And hand In hand across the years,
They journeyod on through changcless spring
And love WAS never lost in tears-
She wasAis Queen, and he her King.
-J0gses Chester ROckiceil, IN Cnyysnt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-08-20

Little girl has just returned from
market. Mother-"Well, Mary Ann,
didn't the butcher have pigs feet?"
Mary Ann--''O mammal l went and
looked, but / could not see whether no
had pigs feet or not, for he had his
boots on.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-08-20

"A clergyman. being busy, said to
his little con: Freddie, you trouble
me this afternoon; you seem like moth
ing but . collection Of perversities. :"
'Well, papa replied Fred, who had
been trying TO climb up on the pAternal
knee, sswell, papa, don't you always
take up . collectionP Take me up. "
WGtchm0n.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-08-20


I'm hurried purity bad, mister" said
Stumpy. ''but dar," and . smile broke
over his horribly battered features. "but
dar's all yer cash, boss. safe an SCUM.
I'm a squar man. boss, I'm SONAR"
Then Stumpy tainted. When he walked
mp he was in hospital bed, q mass Of
breaks and bruises, and ointments, and
splints, and liniments, and plasters, and
bandages, and Thomas T. r came ev.
cry day to see him, and his ''ole NAM
my" came often also, and 'sthe firm
came, and Stumpy was hired for .
STEADY sit" from the day Of his beating,
and something solid was given in hand,
too, to help cure the wounds and keep
the pot boiling at home, and. after
many months. Stumpy made his appear
ance at the Office aud had desk s.xll
to his own SELF" and close application,
natural aptitude and honest endeavol
have advanced him until, with the ex-
ception Of the peculiaritics connected
with his original construction, he is no
more like the Stumpy Of my former &C
quaintance than / am like my friend
Thomas T. r. But he viii never be
very strong or healthy again, and one
leg win always hobble little, and one
shoulder be kind Of warped to the front
But limping or erect warped OF
straight that ''Stumpy" win always
Be the ''squar man" he used to boast
himself, is the firm beliefof ''the firm. |"
Thomas T. r. and the writer of this
true story.-AleS. Duke Bailie, in ca
caoo Inter Qcean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
BOOtn ana L5arrerr a Ieanl.

a recent allusion to Booth and Bar
rett reminds me that L recently heard
the true version of the manner in
which the former went under the
latter's management last season, says a
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press. Booth is VIGOROUSLY at sea in
financial matters. He knows ALSO
Iutely nothing about money.
Not long ago hesaid that he sat down
and figured out his check-boOk and
found that he had s13, 900 on deposit
in the bank. Then he went over the
book again and made out that he owed
the bank So, GOO. After this he made a
third trial, was wound up in an awful
snarI, gave it all up and went to bed.
He went to visit Barrett at the latter's
place in COhasset, and in the course of
a walk on the beach Booth said he en-
We'd Barrett his skill in financial
matters.
q owe half my success TO it, " said
Barrett, quietly.
"And owe all my failures to the
lack of It. said Booth. II would give
a good deal for some Of your knowledge
of business matters.
Whatever knowledge L have is al
ways at your service, said the other.
at have never agreed with the policy Of
our managers"
An agreement was struck up then
and there. Not a scrap Of paper was
passed between the two men. The re-
ceipts for the first nine weeks amounted
to 500, 100, and when the season was
over it was found that the earnings
we're $780,, 600. OF this, Barrett's share
was about $50, 900. It was by long
odds the most successful season that
Booth ever played. The trio Of
tragedians, Keene, Barrett, and Booth,
now have the field to themselves. All
the lesser lights have been put out.
Henry Irving viii be over IN the fall
however, and then there viii be some
lively competition.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

Every young lady has right to know
why a young man solicits her company.
Her life is too valuable to be trihed
with for mere pleasure. But young
ladies like company. They can make
it a pleasure or a curse. Courtship, if
properly engaged in, is only an intro
duction to the happiness that will fol-
low. Find one that viii love you, not
only through courtship, but through
Joys and sorrows, success and adversely
one that VIII be a helpmeet through
life. Acquaintance is one of the inn
portant elements of courtship.
Too many young ladies have COM
mitted suicide and died broken-hearted
because they did not gain a knowledge
Of their lovers character before bestow-
ing their affections on them. Have
both eyes open. Court In the daytime
and not in the dark. Young man, go
around in the daytime and see what
your sweetheart is doing when she does
not expect you. Get a knowledge Of
her traits of character and domestic
life. Young lady, be careful of your
choice. See to it that a polished ad-
dress does not cover many vices Don't
go blindfolded on this voyage Of mar
ried life, but intelIigentIy and wisely
on both sides. With such a choice true
happiness is sure to foIlow.-ReU. s. S.
Condo. ilL Cleveland PtaindedIer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
GETTING EVEE.

She was one of these lofty, approach
me-not sort of girls, born with a silver
spoon IN her mouth, and indignant to
this day because it wasn't pure gold.
Billy BHven had Just been introduced
to her at a lawn fete, and was doing his
best in his plain matter-of-fact way to
make himself agreeable. After they
had chatted a few minutes on the
veranda, Bill concluded that he would
like to know her better, so he came at
the subject thus wise;
az should greatly-I-I should like
very much to call on you some evening.
Suppose I drop around and we go out
and take a little walk"
Thanks, she said, stifiy; IT am no
pedestrian.
Billy pondered a little while and then
remarked IN a quiet way peculiar to
himself. I'D have asked you to go out
riding, only I knew you we're no
Jockey. Merchant TFaUeIer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10


WHEN peeling onions hold them with a
fork and thus save your hands from the
disagreeable odor.
II is claimed that the juice OF the straw
berry after being strained and settled is an
excellent wash for inhamed eyes.
INGRAM carpets need to be shaken
oftener than Brussels, as from their more
open weave the dust percOlates through
them.
BUTTER may be rendered less trouble
some IN summer by being covered with q
huge flower pot large enough to enclose
the plate and rest in a try in which there is
some cold water. Leaving butter in water
spoils it.
IN toothache if the cavity IS so great as
to allow the air to reach the nerve, get
some spirits of nitre and mix with alum;
saturate a little cotton with the mixture and
place 1t IN the cavity This is claimed to
be cure for tOOthache.
CONCLUSIONS may be frequently cut
short, like magic, by turning the patient on
the left side. The nausea, as an after effect
of chlOrofOrm and other Rnesthetic, may
generally be controlled in the same man
neF.-ChicGgO Medical Nelrs.
FOR ivy and dogwood poisoning boil
wood ashes enough to make a strong I've;
wash the poisoned parts with this, and let
It remain few minutes; then wash on in
SOFT lukewarm water, and, when dry,
anoint with grease. Two or three applica-
tons Of this viii generally effect cure.
Two OUNCES of soda dissolved in a
quart Of hot water viii make a ready and
useful solution for cleaning old painted
work preparatory to repainting. This mix
ture, IN the above proportion, should be
applied when W0rms and the woodwork
afterwards washed with water to remove all
traces of soda
SOME patients who have suffered for
years from that extremely annoying atec-
ton, "canker, report that, after using un-
successfully numberlass remedies, they
have found it yielded quickly to teaspoon
ful doses Of the -four and sulphur. They
took it every morning for a week, then
omitted it for three days, and again went
on until q cure was effected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
THE PHOEBE-BZRD.
u EArHAnnE - -.


The sun lies sheen on lake and lea
The south wind bends the corni
But what are sun and wind to me-
A captive All forlorn2
The wind it seeks a sheltered nest,
Whsre no more may sing
The sunbeams alanting from the west,
Have flushed a brooding wing.
Oh, long, long, long, my faithful mate
Shall bear the hunger pain.
And through the Light and shadow wait
For me to come again.
I'll send a letter TO my dear
And tell her all my grief.
The gentle rose that blossoms near,
Lets fall a fragrant leaf.
A pearIy feather from my breast
IN pluck me for a quill,
And where the rudy sunbeans rest,
Ny little pen III MI.
And courteous wind, oh. wait her soon
This siIksn rose leaf white,
Ny love beneath the silver moon
Shall con it all the night
And oh II birds, as poets ween,
II birds have hearts TO break,
The dawn shall md my beauty queen
Death cold for sorroW's sake.
And I shall sit with silent throat
And dropping plumes, nor heed
The childish tones that bid me note
The water and the seed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

ONE of the most singular incidents
connected with the burning of the
Opera Comique, says a Paris letter,
was the wonderful escape from death
of one of the chorus-singers. On the
first alarm he had rushed upstairs to
his dressing-room on the fourth floor to
save his small possessions, and on ar
irving there, overcome with heat and
smoke, he had fallen on the floor in
swoon. There he lay IN a state Of utter
msensibility for over two hours. His
dressing-room was fortunately situated
in an angle of the building which the
flames did not reach, the state Of syn
cope in which he was had suspended
respiration, and so, unframed by the
fire or by the poisonous smoke and
gases evolved from the burning
scenery, he remained there In safety
while death and destruction were riot
ing around him. 1t was long past Il
o'clock when he came to his senses and
realized the horror and danger OF his
position. He made his escape by a
staircase leading to the Rue de Mari
vaux. and on finding himself in safety
he once more became unconscious and
was taken to a pharmacy, from whence
he was transferred to a hospital a
few days ago he was discharged, cured
after suffering severely from his long
soiourn in the pestilential atmosphere
of the burning building. He can now
boast of being the only person who re-
NAMED for two hours in the Opera
Comique after the fire broke out, and
who then escaped not only alive, but
comparativelY unhurt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
A Ereat ImproYement.

A Dakota young lady was visiting
friend in the East who had visited her
in Dakota last summer.
"You don't know how / miss our
lovely moonlight, said the Territorial
maiden.
Don't you think the moon is as nice
here as at your home ?" asked her
friend
@Oh, it isn't half so lovely. You
ought to see tits perfectly elegant,
and makes it almost as light as day
81 did see it last summer and it
didn't seem to me any brighter than it
is here
aOh, well, last summer Of course it
wasn't; but you ought to see it this
summer, since the boom struck our
placei It is fifty per cent. brighter. F"
Dakota Bell
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
oonsumption, wasting Diseases.

Aud General Debility. Doctors disagree as
to the relative value Of Cod Liver Oil and
Hypophosphites; the one supplying strength
and flesh, the other giving nerve power and
acting as a tonic to the digestive and entire
system. But in SCorF's EMULSION Of Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites the two are
combined, and the effect is wonderful.
Thousands who have derived no permanent
benefit from other preparations have been
cured by this. SCOTS Emulsion is perfect
ly palatabIe and is easily digested by those
who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver OH.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

give got a hired girl at last, " said Mrs.
Dixon, of Franklin avenue, to her caller.
she has lived for several years with Mrs.
Smith, but, you know, the Smiths have
gone to the seashOre for the season, and so
1 obtained her. kitty is a jewel Mrs.
Smith tells me- but you viii find her very
set in her ways And so Mrs. Dixon
found. The first clash was over the pur-
chase of Pearline. KITTY was bound to
have 1t, but Mrs. Dixon was skeptical as to
its merits, and believed in the virtue of or
binary soap. A 5attle-rOyal was fought,
but kltty's threat to leave forthwith
brought her mistress grudgingly to terms,
and Pearline became a feature of the house
hold. 1t was but a little time until Mrs.
Dixon became an enthusiastic convert.
Mr.. DlZOn's shirts We're no longer yellow,
but daZzlingly white, and that, too, without
being worn out by long, hard rubbing
The household linen shared its immaculate
glOries the woodwork OF the house speedily
became so bright and fresh-loOHdug that
one would suppose it freshly painted; the
floors were clean and bright enough ''tO eat
OF Off, as a visitor remarked; the old time
stains disappeared from the marble of
Wash-stands and mantels; the dishes no
longer had greasy film; aud better than
all, the work was more quickly and twice as
easily dOne-fOr Pearline was the magic
agent that accomplished these wonders.
Now Mrs. Dixon wonders how she ever kept
house without It.-TOLe1O Blade.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

PAPER window-glass is now said to
be an assured fact. As described: "a
window pane is made of white paper,
manufactured from cotton or linen,
and modified by chemical action. Aft
erward the paper is dipped in a prepa-
ration Of camphor and alcohol, which
makes it ike parchment. From this
point it can be nodded and cut into re-
markedly tough sheets entirely trans
parent, and It can be dyed with almost
the whole of the aniline colors, the
result being a transparent sheet show
ing far more vivid hues than the best
glass exhibits"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
The Stone AGE in Afrfea.

It was long believed that Africa
never had a stone age except in the
Mediterranean coast region. This Opin-
ion was generally held until 1871,
when Sir John Lubbock announced
the discovery Of stone implements near
Accra, on the Gold Coast, and also at
the Cape of Good Hope. These finds,
says the New York sam, are now sup
plemented by important discoveries.
Capt. ZbOinski, who has spent two
years in the Congo state, in the service
OF the King Of the Balgians, has found
in the cataract region of the Lower
Congo, opposite Stanley's old station
at Manyanga, specimens Of stone i'm
plements, including the scrapers and
piercing tools that are so familiar to
all collectors. He also discovered
ample evidence to show that these I'M
plements were not brought from other
localities. but that they were fash
toned at the place where he found
them, out of materials that abundantly
strew the ground. In other words, he
has discovered an ancient workshop,
where, in Africa's stone age, artisans
manufactured the implements needed
in war, in the chase, and in the rude
huts Of a prehistoric age.
Capt ZbOinski has also had occasion
to visit the Portuguese possessions,
where he found in the outskirts of
MOssamedes, about six hundred miles
south of the mouth of the Congo, other
specimens of cut, Clipped, or bored
stones of cOarser workmanship than
those he discovered at South Man
yanga. His collections have been sub
mitted to Mr.. Dupont, the director of
the Belgium Museum of Natural His
tory, who says these stone implements
are very similar 10 those found in
Europe and America. He believes
these discoveries disclose the earliest
phase of human industry in Africa, and
prove that the stone age, with its prod
ucts of almost invariable uniformity,
existed in all parts Of the earth in
habited by man.
Many travellers have failed to dis
cover any stone implements in Africa,
and in view of the comparative rarity
of these finds it seems probable that
the use of these manufactures was never
so prevalent among the ancient in
habitants of Africa as among the pre-
historic races of Europe and America.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

that you cannot afford tonegIect that eatarrh?
Don't you know that it may lead to con-
sumption, to insanity, to death2 Don't you
know that it can be easily cured? Don't you
know that while the thousand and one nos
trums YOU have tried have utterly failed that
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is a certain cure?
It has stood the test OF years, and there are
hundreds of thousands of grateful men and
women in all parts of the country who can
testify to its efficacy. All druggists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

TIE famous English @bone-setter,
AIr. Hutton, who died recently, had no
learning. Heneither walked the hos
pitfalls" nor ever learned the names Of
all the erevices In the human skeleton.
If lie had had ali the bones Of the hu-
man body thrown down before him he
would have been at great pains TO ar
range them In order. Yet trained men
sent patients with dis, ocations to him
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10
INC craze OF the Period.

The latest craze, AIOXie, Is only the extract
of a simple, tasteless plant grown IN Central
and South America. 1t Is taken principally
by nervous, OverWorked women, who say
they do almost double labor with less fatigue
on about six cents worth per day. When it
first appeared, it was supposed to be another
humbug. Now it Is asserted thatit is reform
ing thousands of old drunkaFds by stopping
the appetite for liquors, and is stated to be a
better beverage and harmless. The whole
country are talking about it, especially the
women. The druggists say its sales are
enormous, and rapidly increasing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

OLD pill boxes are spread over the land
by the thousands after having been emptied
by suffering humanity What a mass of
sickeniug, disgusting medicine the poor
stomach has to contend with. Too much
strong medicine. Priczly Ash Bitters is
rapidly and surely taking the place of all
this class of drugs, and in curing all the Ills
arising from a disOrdered conditi IN of the
liver, kidneys, stomach, and bowels.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

A.-Excuse me, sir, are you the son
of my old friend Peterson2
all.
Al knew it as soon as I laid eyes
on you I was struck at once with your
marvellous lack of resemblance to him
The way you don't look like him is
simply beWlderinG. -Teras Siftin0s-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

All sufferers with such chronic ailments as
liver disease, dyspepsia, blood diseases,
cough. consumption (scrofula of the lungs),
and kindred diseases should know that DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is their
best friend in such deep affection. 1t comes
to sOOthe, alleviate, and cure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

To know that Catarrh and bad breath can
easily be alIeviated if not cured by simple
Inexpensive remedy which one can obtain
and use. One dollar sent to the undersigned
will bring fuu advice,
ROBERT MILLER, JR..
Box go. Kansas City
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

Those who once take DR.. Pierce's ''Pleas-
ant Purgative Pellets will never consent to
use any other cathartic. They are pleasant
to take and mild in their operation. Small
er than ordinary pills and inclOsed in glass
walls; virtues unimpaired. By druggists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to CastOria.
When she had Children, she gave them CastOEiA,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

The fall term of Washburn college, Topes
ka, Kan, opens September IA. Both sexes
admitted. Collegiate and preparatory
courses Classical, Scientific, Literaryj also
an English course, Vocal and Instrumental
Music, Drawing and Painting. OraJOry and
Elocution. Fourteen instructors. Facilities
excellent. Expenses reasonable.
PETE ALCNIoAE, Pres.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

If Jacob Sharp gets his stay of sentence,
and is admitted to bail, the power of Doodle
will be strikingly indicated. But the bloom
will be rubbed of Of a striking moral lesson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

Mr.. Pullman's brandy costs $50 q quart.
We wish he would drink poorer liquor and
put better soap in his sleeping-cars.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

SCRATCHES.-J. H. ShafIer, Madison,
Wis, saws: 81 cured a horse Of the worst case
Of scratches that ever saw with veterinary
CarbOIIsaIve. Of all the remedies ever saw
this lis the s'bOss." 25c and D., at Druggists
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-10

GRIT is the grain of character. IT
may generally be described as heroism
materialized. spirit and wiz thrust into
heart, brain, and backbone, so as to
form part Of the physical substance Of
she man. Fhtpple